(NAFB.com) – Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins touted the Trump administration’s milk action plan to support American dairy farmers during the National Milk Producers Federation’s annual meeting. “Dairy farmers have delivered for America for 250 years, and now it’s time for us to deliver to you,” she told the joint annual meeting that’s hosted by NMPF, the United Dairy Board, and the United Dairy Industry Association. Rollins outlined USDA’s dairy priorities, which include incentivizing dairy consumption through changes to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, expected in December or early January. The priorities also include working to drive down input costs, facilitating investments in American milk processing, and expanding markets to help milk producers prosper. She also noted the importance of farm-labor issues, pledging to seek changes to rules and regulations in coordination with the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security. “We are acutely aware of the unique labor needs of the dairy industry,” she added.
